Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1877, Page 5

_ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 27, 1877. FOREIGN. — Rossia’s Peaoofil Assurances Not Rolied upon in Vienna, Tho Turkish Premier's Circular, ‘on the Failuro of the Conference. ¢ An Immense Throng Witness the O'Mahoney Obsequies in Dublin. The Curious Crowd Ignore All Anthor- ity in Their Efforts to View the Body. Jteview of the English and Contt- nental Breadstufls Markots. . — TNE EAST. ‘ BXPLAINED. Lonpon, Feb. 26.—Tne Gosernor of the Vila- et of the Danube has senta dispatch to the Turkish Ambassador at London, asserting that, the recent affray with Roumanian troops was caueed by an attack made by the fatter on some Turkish laborers who were cutting wood on an {sland belonging to the Turke, and declaring that the VUlayet, in tho cxerciso of its rights, will take tho necessary steps in the matter. RUBSIA NOT ANXIOUS FOR Want Loxpon, Feb, 27-8 a. m.—The Berlin cor- respondent of the Times saya the Russlun Gor- emment is giving the most pacific assurances, which {t would appear are credited everywhere except in Vienna. Russia frankly Intimates that sfie has no wish to make war, and would Le happy to desist from hostilitics, were some re- gard paid to her feelings and to the position in which she is placed. There {s at thismoment every chance of avoiding a conflict if Tarkey can be induced to appoint some Christian Govern- orsand make @ bona fide attempt at adifilu{e- trative roform. As each Power wishes to ho the last to answer the Russian circular, no written answers will probably be given for some tine. This univer: sal silence, aud tho Emperor's speech at tho opening of the Reichstag, ecem to have pro- duced a sobering effect at St. Petersburg. TUE TURKISH CIRCULAR NOTE. ConsTaNTINOPLE, Feb. 8.—The following tsa textual translation of the circular dispatch ad- dressed by the Turkish Goycrament to tts Am- bassadors at the Courts which wero represented at the Conference: ° Monsieun .'Annassangun: By my telegraphic Wapatch of the 20th of January 1 acquaint you, in acoucise form, with the circumstances attending the close of tho Conference. Tt Is now necessary that I should place befors you a faithful account of the negotiations which have just had so lamentatle an issue, and the sincere und loyal efforta which the Imperial Government has never cessed fu make to give sativfaction to the wiehea of Europe without woundmg the national feeling of oetraying our duties lowatde the Sovereign aud the country. Whon, sabscquent to the second armistice grant- ed to Servia and Montencyro, England touk the yaltiative In tho assembling of a Conference at Constantinopls, you aro aware, Monvieur, that the Sublime Porte, {n giving Sts aulesion to the roponal, wan careinl to stato tat the havle of he Ishora of the Conference would be the Engllah rogramme, ruch ae it had been conununicated by Eiriienry tillot. Moreover, the Tmmperial Govern ment, wlsbing to renter tho independence of its internal odwinistrution, as stipulated In the ‘Treaty of Paris, an unassailable point, formally luced tne principle on recard, although relying ‘tala matter upon the explicit assurances given fn Ark 1 of the Engle programme and the good faith of tho Guarauteoing Pawers, lbwae under theso conditions that the Confer- ence met at Constantinople with the consent uf the Sublime Porte. But the greater the importance of giving the deliberations of the Conterence from the Outuct s direction $n conformity with the barca adopted ‘by cummun secord, and maintain tog the English programme in the name ecnso as that in which ft was proposed and accepted, eo much the more fa it to bu regretted that the. delegates of the Powers thought fit, before any explanations had been exchanged with the Sub- Ume Vorte, to hold prellisinury meetings among themselves with the object of deciding upon the echemo to be presented to the Imperial Guy. ,emment. It {¢ unuccessary for mo to dwell upon the nature of thle inanner of procecd+ ing. which consisted In deliturating tn the absence of tho principally concerned, and 10 concert with (he foreign Vower whose poot= tion and policy.rendered {t more particularly intor- ested in the question. Icannot, howaver, help attrivuting tv the course then followed by the frp- resentatives of the Powers a great part of the didi. culties which wo bave uncouutered; in fact, the European delegates camo with a proxrumme decid- ednpon in cointnon, and apparently Jptended to bo impored non us by the authority of the agreement previously esiabliehed between them. Itwas depriving the Conferenre in some degree of its proper character to reduce the discunston which ato have beep held among all its memberu to n timple debate between the two partics only,—on the one hand, Turkey cumpictoly isulated, and, on the other, Europe invited with the ouject of ab. {anu the acceptance of ® prugramme settled forehand. Uowover this might he, we hada right to ox- pect that, while deliberating in onr absence, the European Plenipotentiarice would not lose elzht of the original and essential conditions of the Confer- ence, which, 581 bave poluted ont above, were no other than the terms of the Enelleh pro- gramme. Unfortunately, the scheme — of ctication and agreriusent adopted the European Deleguics was far from confiolng ita acupe within the Imita traced by the English programme, and from referring to the allputations of the Treaty of Parle with regard to the nun-intoryention of the Powers in the {nternal afairsofthe Empire. For Servia and Montena- Bro, the acheme, contrary te tho basis concerni the rorestablishinont of the status quo, demanded uns of territory; white, for the adminiatration { aconsiderable portion of #uropean cater it fended to inuugurate a system of institotlons which, both asa wholo and {in its detaile, prac- tlealty annulled tho soverelyn authority. The sme acheme farther comprised, under the dee bomination of guaruntees, a sot of measures which contd not have becn proposed te any Government withing Wo preserve Its innepcudence; and, while the Euglisn progranting bad unly spoken of moral #oaradiecs, resulting from the wyetein uf institue lous tu be conceded to Los: and Herzegovina, theachome inquestlon called upon Turkey to fur- Bish yusrontece, terial anu uifective, eo to peak, tu the European Power Iwill not dwell Upon the character of thia frst proposition made by the Plenipotentiarles of the wuich, 7 sf accopled, "would have placed ace ‘et the°" Admiotntration "in. ‘toreiun hands and estgbUshedthe separation of Huanis, Werze- Sosa, and ali tho country juhabited by the Bul- inans, from tho rest of the Lupire, [¢ appeared ‘uv all the more {ll-timed and unjustidadle at the Moment thut our August Muster granted to hie peos vies Couetitution, aaauting to all, without dis- Unct.on of rece or religion, the fNty. equality, aud justice that ‘privileves for certaiu Proviuce uu already know, Monaleur, {bls iret propusal, fadlelal autuority, FOC H only. what ‘become of which placed the oxecutive and andeven the armed farce, In ote of foreixu lowers, We ene: wtleally res fused to adhere to any arrdngoment, Mo tllest of {ith would be to alienate ‘tho independence of - he btate; and auccesstvely, by the wole force ot right logic, we succesded in obtalning ¢ witudrawal of tha greater part of the polnts of the European progranine imeompatible with the para} and materiat Antegelty of ihe. Ottoman £in~ Pt iS While we, attho rame time, endeavured to Snlighien the Conference respecting ine bearing of Sar new institutions, Out of deference to Eurupe, eUid hob estate notunly to draw up aud ou eevee present to the Conference the fy the futernal administration whleh we proposed ‘ply tn the Wrovinces, in conformity with 0 qenttitution, but ale to adopt auch of tha m es comprised In the European progrupime as Fara ty ue calculated gu fuidil ther ‘abe tor peticsed we ese expect that our radive: follow the counsels of Luropo would by tuk ofthe alteration, und that the Plestpotentiaries the ef uwers would temose from thelr prograuie the last conditions aducting that we had ther the Fight nor the will i ited. But this bupe was disap Somat wtlng but SRG STARE ut 4 eazuesunnuunced that they maimiain- fo ae couditiun eyua non of the rane to diecusges reiainea ae the two polnts which ba iference, our alone been the yeneral scheme of guarsoterd priginally demanded trom. us, nucie of pa tcipation of tbe Powers {n the nomination Boned, is, and the inwtitution of the Interna- corey Conniislon appointed to saperyise the exe- fntraiieet He sexutations of the Provincial adwin- polats, however unimportant they eae ged notes: Gerd nono the less in- ang eatible with the respect due to the euvereignty Pe yiguity of tuo imperial Government, Ya Dot disguised from the Conferunce ‘selon in thie respect, or our the | sane Government pretensions of tlie sane ta i Tejected all others based on the Neveo8 Of tutes vention In our interaal adfair we thbiess, the lusperial Goterament, consid tereette Bravity of thy circumstances, fult bound, to ae fring a gual roply to the ‘Conference Oo Meettaiu the national public fcelmn: ad emetibly of Notables. numbering £00. per: Grang Mpowbled under tho Vresidency of the beet (lzter, who sincerely and impartially put way dee) She position of affutrs, without fo an itonttreaen 4 sufferings and perils to wiles Mutrymlzbt ouo day be expuscd by ita ree sistance to the wishes of Fnrope, The whole » rembly, after eranining and diacuseing ti question energetically, — deeited tore the two mesaures | demanded by. fone, declaring that it sna preferable ‘to make ihe heaviest aseriftces and bravo all dangerx than to consent to the huns{llation of the country. ‘This deciaion havin recelved hts Majeete's paste. Hon, the Ottoman delegates were tnstrncted hy the +Ministry to declare to the Conference that the. Ini- pertal doverument found it Imperativel necermary: to decilne to accept the two points In qnen- tion, which they accordingly did at the opening of jatnrday’n —” aftting. At the enme time, hawever, they informed the Ruropean delegates thet the Imperial Govern- ment proposed to enbstitute for there tivo mense ures the inetitntion of two Commiestone of Mur- sulmang ond Chrietians freely elected by jhe peeiiation-sone for Herzegovina and Bosnia, att he ofher for the Provinces of the Danube nnd Adrianople,—which = Commleatons be invested with powers analogous ta thoes which Eurupe proposed to confer upon the Internationa: Commission. ‘The Ottoman delegates aleo enumerated the aixteen points of the scheme on which the Sublime Porte concurred wlth the Ruropean Pleninotentiseles, at the same time deelaring that the re:naining points might be eeenly, well settler by on examination and short iscuasion. In consequence, the representatives ofthe Sublime Porte Fropored to their colleagues to PPoceed at once to this dlecuasion, nfortnnately, these declarations did not mect with the reception which we had a right tqexpect. Tho European delegates coneldered tle rejection of the two polnta regarding the International Commia+ sion and the nonmunation of the Valis to conatitute an Insuperabie obstacle to any understanding, and terminated the Conference, with the an- nouncement of their Intention to leave Constantl- nople. ‘Chie very regrelable resulution wa did everrthing In our power to overcome, while, st the rame time, wo have the conscloueneen of hav Ing fn]flted the most sacred duty in resisting de- mande, the principle of which Alone was an in- fringenent of sovereignty and an alienation of natlouat Independence. Jn sending vou the Incloced copy of the last pro- tacol of the Conference. I cannot avold calling your attention to the epeech made by Cen. Igna- tell, the text of which Is thereln contained. Gen. Ignatieff, speaking in the name of all bis colleagues, put forth allogether tnex- pected ideas ‘01 subject of the pree- ent or future conseqnencen of the breakinz ‘up of the Conference, aa woil as the application of our Constitntion, 1 cannot dwell upon all the points of that speech which ought to provoke criticiam or protest, bat I mast not pase over in allence the passages of this address which appear fanccnea the Ottoman Empire of having broken the political tles which attach it to the great European famnily, end to auyptess the duties anit rights which thfa situation admits of. We decline to helteve that atch could be the thought of Eu- rope, or that a want of underatanding between the Powers and Turkey upon a point in discuesion gnitices to dentroy or to call into question a hi ial work which wasaccomplished twenty years The same observation may apply to the othercon hatory words which were spuken by the delegate to Rusala. It fenot porelble that Europe meant to Join in them and todeny ‘Turkey the exerclse of tights and facultler appertaining ta every inde. pendent Btate, and this on the occaslon of a dien- reement which, however regretable It may be, cannot have the effect of overthrowing public te would ‘The views expressed by Gen, Ignatieff present thie Wartleuiar feature namely: ihale being uttered atthe closing of the Conference, they placed tho Ottoman Plentpotentiaries Ina most deticate poxt- tion. Nothing wonld have been easler for them, Af they had ‘not considered {t necereary carefully to avoid the ground, upon which the General had Just entered, than to approach one by one the different points he had touched upon, in order to correct at once that which tn (bia assertions was defective In form aa well as ineubstance. Tint ihe efbjecta of whjch he epoko liad #o little reference to the object of the deliberations ofthe Conference, ani were so entirely outalde the programme of its Jabors, that the Ottoman Plent- potentiaries thought it was better, afterall, to push ronal delicacy towards the representative of Siueata to fta uttermost Iumity, and they preserved Kilence. ‘The representatives of the other Powers followed thelr example, and we sro ablo to per- ceive therein an unequivocal sign of the astonish- ment with which they listened to the Janguace tn which Gen, Ignatieff! pretended to express tho thoughte of bis collexgues. Tne Sublime Porto Js by no means bind to the dangers of its position, and the now dificuttics which the unfortunate {ssue of the Conference might, erbape, ralec in its path. But te fa per- suaiied that rope will not wish, to nagravate the courequences thereof by rendering it respon- sible for hia fallure, which “is exclu- sively due fo. the maintenance of two measures of which the efticacy and practical utility are at leant contestabie, and which without any doubt, would have ecen paralyzed by the sen- thient of general reprobation with which they would havo been recelved $f tho Imperial Gov- emment bad allowed itself fo be drawn into ac- contig thom, in cantempt ‘of oll national dig- nity. It appeara to us Lapse, that we should [hus have lost the gooa wishes and aymnpathics of Europe. You will be good enough, Monsleur l'Ambarea- deur, to read thia dispatch to hie Excellency the Mintetor of Joreicn Affatra of leave with him acopy of the same, ConstTaNTINOPLE, dan. 25. RUSSIAN PLOTTINGS. Correspandenca, London Standard. ConsTANTINOVLE, Feb. G.—A great sensation huis been caused bere by the publication of a brochure, ontitied ‘Les Resporsabilites.” It contains nine confidential letters from Gen. Tg- naticff to M. Novikoif, at Vienna; one letter from M, Jomint to M. Novikoi; twenty-two cipher dispatches from Russian Consuls to the sceret Pansiavist Committes at Vienna, and many dispatches from the Central Committec of St, Petersburg to the Committces of Vienna, It aleocontuins a letter from the Princo of Montencgro to ono of tho Rasstan Grand-Dukes, and a most oxtraordinary letter from Gen. Ig- natlell to the Khedive. ‘Tho following is froma letter of Gen. Igna- teil to M. Nivikoff: Thanka to the infatuation ofthe Turks and the obstitiacy of the Patriarch a aplit between tho Bul- garinnd nnd the Greeka has become inevitable. It Isnow that activity tnuet he redoubled. If’ the Grand Vizier sceepta the resignation of tho Patrl- arch, which ta ntniost certain, it willbe necessary to inaugurate the arrival of anew preiste by an addrvan from the Inuabitanta of Phrace, Macedonia, Hoenta, and the Herzecoving, Who will demand national Bishops, In this manner at each new patriarchate we shall vain some dioceses. 1 have already weltten In this euneo to Adrianopte andto Monastlr, Your Committee munt do as mich for the Herzogovina and Hosni. Have you recelved the new strategic charts of the wostern provinces of Turkey afier the reports of our ex- plorersy kato Gad, all goes well, but J wball stil] more autisfed when I recelve orders to de- mand my pasnporta, The following ts from the Director of the Aslatte Chancellery at St. Petersburg: An Gen. Iunatieff keeps you foformed of all that passes at Conntantinopla it is annecessary that £ should relate ta you all the grievous nuwa we re- cclve from Izarg@d, By the General's icttor you will readily see thal he ‘constantly, maintains that optimism which is the foundation of bls character. Aa forme, § will tell eo frankly that I no tonzer believe in the brilllaut expectations of our frien at Constantinople, Thy Anglo-Aus- trian intrigue is wo powerful at Constantl- noplu that I no longer expect an early, relurn to olice of Mahmoud Pasha, and edpeclally ua the Sultan himeolf, with hie feeble ond vacilating character, seems to have allowed hineelf to be per- auaded of the nec ly of keepiny in power the prevent Ministry. Price Gortachakod hay Just written to the General to suspend for sotne tine al) attacks upon the Miulster for Foretyn Afalrs and the Grand Vizier, While we are waiting we think It would be useful to prepare the ground In unother manner, ‘Montenegra and Sorbla could procure for us the occasion that we await. You Will extend your oversight over thoss two coun- tries, Shy favoring the devolupment, material and qmoral, of those two advance guard4 of Sclaviem, weahallserve unr canes much more effectively than by court intrigues unworthy of our great country aud of thaidea which {t represents, ‘The following is from Gen, Tgnatlelf, ang re- lates to the appointment of .Essad Pasha og Grand Viner. Itts right to ovplaln that Essad. Pasha, though a Mubammedan by religion, is a Geeek by birth, he haviug becn brought away from Sclo fu his cbildhood: —. Thus wo bhava a new Miulster, who, to toll the truth, 18 only a clamey reflectidn of the old. Tha advent of Esaud Pacha proves to you with sulliclent clearness the farce and the perslatence of the fzod idea of tho Sultan, the new Sadruzum betny very devoted to Prince Yoursow and very intimate with him; and the fall of Mohemet Ruchai having been brought about outalde ull political exigency and provoked solely by a cabal of thu ladies of the pal- Bcc, who always Sud a young and brilliant General to thelr taste, it te atill impossible for mie to dedno the relations that 1 bave with lim, The following ls from the Cousul-General at Belgrude; T hasten to announce to you thatthe Belgrade Committee, having intrusted to 'T. P, and J. U. the miasion of xolug over the northera districts of the vilayetot tho Danube, in order to propayate thera the ideas of the Omlading and to estab- Vvh some branches of the Unionist Agency, entlemen left era on the 4th (Leth) way of Sorbla to proceed to thelr T, 1, will drat go ta Itustchuk, ace companied by Jovan B. and Dogow Dd. 3. will satay for some days inthe cavironsuf Widdin, where. he Will ba rejoined by ourcompatrlot. These gen: tlemen having come to eve me and to take instruc tons before thelr departure, Lbave given them some Ictlers to our Consu!-Geucral at Rustchuk, a well as 250 france cach. . Tho following 1s addressed by Gen. Iguatlef to the Khedive la 18:1; In recalling to, your ighnees these coneldera- tons, J would wish to be permitte't to explal my more clearly the idea of tle luperlal Guverument. For the success of our brojects {i ls necessary that Egypt sould keep herself still tranquil. © Arun yourself, Make ail the necessary proparations fur Blong war, Contract treaties of alliance, utlonsive aud defensive, with Greece, Serblu, and Mouwaula, fu which wo will undoubtedly afd you, and continue to dispute step vy atep the protenslons of tho Sux- erain Court. If tho Egyptian Uuvernment slows itaclf dizulied and infexibic In its relations with the Porte it can Le sure uf victory. ‘The more they sco you trom and intractable the More the ireitailon of the Ministers of the Sultan will auzaent aut fipon to an oxplusion. It is then that Egypt will huow aud apprectate Russian friendship as delng entizely diderent from tho French protection which, alter baviog arzed to war tho filustrious grandfather of your Highness, {a contented to inalutaln itself platunically anf to abandon the Sarver. vee and, Receive, etc., canntry to Ottoman vengeance, Thave the honor to be, ate, SUPTAS AND MAGYATS. Patire b. —The Guloyne Gazette giver a franatation of the adress af thanks presented hy the Constantinople Softae to the Hungarian student deputation, which reflects much Hght. on the temper of Young Turkey ’?: Maryat friends, not merely aa comrades, but aa friends and brothere, do the Usmanile greet you. Atthe moment when Earope, decelved hy a crafty foo, war eororaniatlan na, and paralyzing our Ie- yitimate mneamtren of defenre; atthe moment when Innatical minde were speaking of driving us hack into Asia, you have raised your voice to awaken the nv ‘of the past common to ns both. You bave not forgotten this, The Great title of onr Sovereign, higher than the title of Padixhah and Suitan, ta that of Munkjar, Chief of the Hune. Your great countryman, Rmesich Tekjelio, well knew this when he signed the ‘Treaty of 1083, ‘To reach ns and cap our hands you have had to. run the ganntlet of Murcovite Jeers and Anstrian wud-throwers, Thanka, Magyars! In adversity people recognize thelr frlende. You aro our friends, and sre wil! over be youre, Letthemcome who spoke of expelling na from Honmelia, which we hare porsrened for G0 years, Letthem come, too, who #0 foolishly talked of drowning Jlungary in the Slav fea, The concentrated nateed whic! han been heaped np against them at all polnts of their Empire would ceatroy them. - Wo apenk to ‘ou, not only inthe name of the Oamanli youth, mit in our own, xe Softas, Those who fake una for Seminarlete like those of Eprope are mistaken, So little are we ,fem- fnariata that 2.000 of na’ who, six months’ ago, with our Professore, went out se volunteers, now return with a loneof aver 100, So little are our Uleman priests that 400 of them enrolled them- selves sione the First Battajlon of the Clril Guard of Stambonl, When our nation Is inantted and challenged wo.must stand up to defend ft.’ ‘The Eagles of Rusela, Ansteia, and German’ Astely Aluttered sbont us an if tho people of the Unmaniis the Sick Men’ of 1853-—must now dic, and the curpan be aivon them fur a rey. Afterthe partition of Poland, thatof Konmella was to follow. Dut the Oxmantia, who were taken fardend because the! had long been motionless, wero only alceping, an hare nownwoke, Tocy sre rising up{n thelratrength and anger, they urd arming’ 700,000. aoldiecs— twice as many as they porserred du the days of the greatest hietorical Yustre, when they marched Gguinst the Mongol Tamerlane, or when the entire Kivpo of the Cruendee combined against them. And eee the Eagies draw back and seck elsewhere thelr carrion and hooty more easil: torn in pieces, Rehind the Oamonils they enw united jsiam, which, Ikewire, is only asleep, and is on the point of awaking. 'Two-leaded Bagler, who way one thing and act another. yout are unmasked. You whone heads fn hlazonry slunity rule over East and Weat, who thinking of the old Komanor Latin- Greek Empire, tlresin of possensing both Empirea— you, rivalx in Secyptive hopes, you aay all die- Appear and hide yOlirselyen among the historical anilauities of museams, You will never poses 6 Constantinople, For not only is [stanbol the litical capital of Ielam, but it wil soon be the cap, ital of the whole Old World, the city whero the Routes of the Chriatlan West and thé Musaulman Weat; wao have long been divided by the Inetiga- tors of the Crorades, meet again and recognize each other an brothers. Are they not in reality of the adme race,—namely, the white,—and are not their religions botli Senzicers of the re. Igton of AUralam? Greedy Eoglea, never shalt you possess Constantinople! There, for the wel- fare of allant tothe joy of the Mursulmans In the future, will the ‘universal Queen of jen stand, where the delegates uf all peoples are fo mect to take, counsel. on international Jaws and effect the nnion of all sections of the un- happity-stndered human race, Thon, Rusala, Mayet baotize thy Cesarewtich and thy Grand Dukes, Whether thou namest them Constantine or Alexander, nelther Constantinople, nor her ister clty, Alexantria, will they cver norsces, And Rome, which the sccond head of thy Fagle c.veted, the Italians hofd fast.—a noble nation, which will no more become Russian than Anstrian or Prussian, In oblivion, therafpre, with you, you Eagles, henceforth helpless symbols! Long live one Crescent! Long lve oor Morning Star! The tree which our Gaman planted, the lofty tree, haa not yet devotoped its summit, nor yet stretched out Its highest branches. GREAT BRITAIN, MINERS’ FIGHT. e Tarrrax, Feb, 26.—In the ficht hetween some striking mivers and Cornishmen, near London derry, ona man, named McDougall, was killed and several were badly injured, TUE OLD BAILEY. Lonpon, Feb, 20.—Tha roof of the Old Bailey Scssions was burned to-day. A report that the Old Bailey was .aflro created considerable ex- eitement in thecity. ‘THE MARK LAN REPORT. &pectat Dispatch to The Tribune, . Lonpon, Feb. “.—The Mark Lane Express says: ‘Tho weather has been stormy and un- settled, with onlyn slightly<liminished rain-fall. Fleid-work, therefore, progressed slowly on heavy lands, Farining operations on Ight Janda, however, has heen fairly rapid. Autumn- sown crops continue sufficiently healthy, but their future prosperity depends on whether tho winter has spent itself. Should March weather bo Trosty, the consequences inay bo disastrous. The farmers continue to thresh wheat slowly, there having been Uttle incentive, as tho damp weather has affected the condition of tho bulk of offeriogs, and the advance of 1 shilling per quarter, which has taken placo, has applied only to dry samples. Desplto the somewhat In- creased {tuports of forelen wheat, the frmoces has continued, and tho reaction was very marked. last Monday, when o healthy and fairly brisk demand hegan for all varieties at av advance of Lshilling per quarter. The iiprovement fs not due to politics, the weather, or Continental de- mand, but TO THB LEGITIMATE EFFECT OF BMALL IM- POUTS, i) a diminution of atocks, and a prospective short- ness of aupplles from all,sources except Call- fornia, Bome carlicr shipments from San Fran- cisco and Oregon have made their appearance fn London, and freely found buyers at about 53 shillings to 55 shiljings per quarter, ex slip; and, ulthough. wo ara likely to become recelvers of a large quantity of this class of wheat as tho season advances, {t {4 probable that the slort- ness of stocks and the deficient harvest of 1876 In most parts of the world will bring Continon- tal buyers, and, by diverting a conaldcrable por- tion of the quantity afloat tu other destinations, prevent our market being glutted. with this use- ful variety of wheat. Our trade seems to bo BASED UPON LOUND FOUNDATIONS, and the prescot moderate level of values a pears likely to continue, being ucither unduly depressed by a prospect of increased mipplics from, California or temporarily enbanced by po- Utleal anxiety. There has been a slight Improve. mention {ceding corn. The tirmness of holders caused un advance of 6 pence per quarteron oats, while Qmaize, especially old corn, {8 higher. Barley rematus without quotablo alteratlon, but. the trate inrather better. Multing and grind- ing qualities hove malntatned previous prices, Busincas {u floating cargoes ruled frm, with # slight enhancement of values.” . ‘THE HABTENN QUESTION, Lonpox, Feb. 2J.—1n the House of Lonts to- night Lord Strutheden moved an addrces to the Queen praying that her Majesty wauld adopt racasurcs to prevent hostilities in the East, se- cure adherence tu tho treaties of 1850, and to promote tho welfare of tho racea subject to Lord Stratheden urged that tho Government should by the acceptance of his mation declare they would adhere to treaties so far as Parlia- ment would permit them, uy thelr thus taking up a nore declded attitude thau hitherto Httle doubt would renin that tho peace of Europe and Avia would be secured, ~ * Earl Grey made a strong ant!-Ruselan apeech. Uo deprecated interference between the Turks and their subjects, 4 ‘The Eart of Deeby replicd. His mala polut was in rofutation of Lord Btrutheden'’s arzu- ment that Enland’s treaty oblipations were un- changed, whatever might be the result of the Conference. Me said thla argument, carried to its logical conclusion, inyolvedl a consequence that, {f the Powers unve bound theniselves by treaty to protect @ State, they must still con- tiuue bound even If tt wilfully acted againat their advice. Lord Stratheden's motion was rejected with- out oppusition. * # ‘THE O'MATIONEY BESAINS. Dustin, ‘Feb, 2.—The remaiis of John O'Mahonvy arrived here this ovenlpg. The Fue neral Cuinmittes received the corpse at the rail- way terminus, ‘The cottin was placed ou the hearse aud escorted through the principal strocta by a torchlight-processlon, in which 8, peuple tuok part. On the rallway between gork and Dubliu peo- ple flocked tu tho statlons fo witness the pass ugzo of the train bearing the remains, and there were large gesemblages at Charleville and at Limerick Junction. About 500 persons awaited. the arrival of the trai: ot Ring's Bridge. Tho procession, however, was dclerred until dark. An Immensy ana disorderly crowd blocked: the way to the terminus The proces- sion, with several baids of musle plays ing dirges, began to movo about 8 o’cloc! and murched ala va. One account says there were spectators .The remains were taken to the Mechanice’ Institate, in tho theatre of whitch they will He in state uotil Bun- day. The mob tricd to force tueir way futo the theatre with the corpse. Ticy were go disor- derly that half an hour was occupied fu convey- ing “the cottia o few yards from the hearse to tho cutrance, sud those who bore ft fu were .vvliged to lift it over tho leads of the people. In spite of the efforts of the Committee thousands forced thelr way into the buiiding after the ranains bad becn de- posited In the theatre. Shortly alter 9 o'clock the crowd hevan to disperre. Wnt the destre ta enter the bulldinz waasneh that ft was uot Judged safe to open the dovra tu permit thuse Inside to go home until 11 p>. me FRANCE, RLMCTION, : Pants, Feb. 20,—The election at Avignon to filla vacancy In the Chamber of Deputies, cnared by the unseating of Comte De Demain (Monarchist), Mayor of Avignon, un the ground of offictal coercion, resuited in the clection of St. Martin (Radical) by 0,701 voter, against 0,099 for Dematn. ‘RELIEF. Mansein.cs, Feb, 26.—Several dock-yards are abortly to be opened for the rellef of the unemployed of thiscits. MANRIAGE OF PRIESTS. Panis, Feb. 6.—In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, $f. Rasnail, on belialf of fifty-four mem- bors of the Extreme Left, submitted a bill ime posing from 60f to 100f fine, and from one to rix Monthe’ iinprisonment, on auy Mayor refusing tu ofilclarc inthe case of the rnarriage of a priest. Itrecitea that, though steh murriages are not. fHegal, certain. Mayors have refused to officiate at them. = M. Haudre Dasson, of the Right, proposed * urgency," fn order that a bill unworthy of a French Chamber might be fmme- ately deposed of; but this was nezatived, and the project will go In the usual course to a Com. mittee of Initiative. —— INDIA. THY RELIRG WORKS. Carcutra, Feb. 26.—The offictal report for the week ending Feb, 23 states that rain haa fatlen in Madras in the districts of Kistna, Me- lare, Kurnoal, Cormbators, and Tinnevelly, aud the number of people employed on the rellet works has decreased In every district except South Arcot. In Bombay the situation shows no change, ROME, . PAPAL, CONCLAVES. Rome, Feb, 26.—All the preliminary arrange. mente regulating the proceedings of future con- claves have been settled, and on Friday were submitted to the Pope. They do not affect the main principles, but merely modify the ceremo- nies performed previous tothe mecting of the Cardinals. : . SPAIN. COMMERCIAL TREATY. Mannin, Feb, 26.—The Spanish Ministry ts engaged upon tha draft of a treaty of commerce” with the United States. CRIME. CATCH THE REAL THIEF. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Boston, Mass., Feb. 20.—Ono of the most adrolt robberies ever perpetrated in this city took place this afternoon. Mr. J.C. Brigham, who is administrator of the estate of J. H, Dax- ter, having to mako hia return of the property to court, went to the Union Safe Deposit Vaults on State strect, and took away the box, with papers valued at 40,000, Hetook {t to hts residence st 1033 Washing. ton street, and was spotted by two men, who inquired ut 9 neighboring store who he was. They then went to the house, asked for Mr. Brigham, and, as he. came down stairs, one of the fellows slipped uv the back stalra Lo his room, took tac box, and fled. Tho other fellow engaged Mr. richam in conversation abuut a valuable package awaiting his call at. an express oflice, and leit ip about a quarter of an hour. the robbery was not lis- covered for some time afterward. The box contalued cightecn «hares of the Boston Gas- Light Company, 105 shares of tia Lawrence Gas Company, fifty-two sharcs of the Wameutta Mills, of New Bedford, anda mortgage bond for &,000. A HAY-STACK STILL. Dounvgur, Ia., Feb, 26.—Ten days sgo intima- tons wera conveyed to the reventio officers of this city that crooked whisky wae sold at New- hampton, the county-seat of Chickasaw, in this State. ‘Tho information was placed in the hands of Revenue-Agent J, B. Miller and Special-De- tective J. 1. Shattuck, who worked un tho vase successfully, and on Saturday and Monday last the succeeded = in finding thg still aud apparatus completely hidden " awa; part of it In ca cellar and, he other part ina hay-stack. The owner of the stil, the manufacttrers of It, the operators, and five or six saluon-keepers in whore posses: stow wus tound more or less uf the crooked,"* wero arreated and brought hers today to an- éwer before the Uniteil States Commisstoner tor prelininary cxumination. Several witnesses were also brought in, the party numbering clghteen altogether. The discovery created a great sensation in Newhampton, upd tho de- tectlyes ure much complituented for. their skill in uncarthing this fraud of the revenuce.. - ’ ITEMS FROM BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Broominoton, Ii, Heb. 20.—John Plerson, the erimipal fraud In the McLean County Jail, who creafed a sensation recently by con:essing the murder of Gen. McConnell, of Jacksonville, goes back to the Jollet Penitentlary. for the fourth timo to-xlay, under two years’ sentence by Judge Tipton, , James P. Howard, who was in jail at Gales- burg for swindiog, was arrested by Marabal Cook, of this city, and held bere until to-day, wheo ho wea taken to Frecport, where he fs wanted for forging a check of $3410 on J. K. Ruber of that place. Franke Elthorpe, a convict in Joliet who wos ednvicted in DeWitt County of the murder of a Gerinan farmer of Bloombtigton, named Kister. and sentenced to thirteen veurs at Joliet, dled Saturday of pneumonia, He llved’ here many Yeurs, aud was known as rank Dodge. JUDSON CLARK. ‘Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Sycamong, ‘Il, Feb, .2%.—Sherif Holcomb recelved a dispatch from tho Sheriifof Scott County ono day last week to arest o man for {grcing a school-order of some 850 tn that county, and last Thursday, evening be suc- ceeded in capturing a young man named Judson Clark. Atter his arrest Clark pleaded in valu to be left ot home that night and not tak- entojall. At that the suung wan tried to buy the Sheriff off, telling him it would do him uo good, and that he could “stp out” aud uo one know he had ever been arreated. Iie took quar terain the Counter Jail, however, until Satur. day, When Sheriff Blatr, of Bcott County, cane ana claimed him as lis own. ——— MURDER IN CANADA, ps * — Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Tribune, Woipson, Cun. Feb, 20,—Mr. Appel had av altercation to-lay ‘with a man named Hume phrey, an employe, about some money, when the latter selzed Mr. Appel hy the hand and shot. Hin through the bead, killlug him Instantly. Deceased was a well-known resident here and, oxetnember of the Town Council, The afair creatod {utense excitement, and a strong fore of police was neceasury ta prevent a mob from lynching Humphrey, who ls an old man 60 years of age. ' ABORTION, Bpectal Dispatch ta The Tribune, B100x City, la., Feb. .—Iu the case of Clay va, Portes, from Lemars, for alleged suborna- tton of perjury, Judge Breunan rendered a de- eluion this evening ucquitting Dr. Porter, who will be triedonacharge of producing abortion on Miss Finn while aho was in Chicayo, about esx weeksayo. In the absence of positive evi- dence of tho fact the Court will probably rule it bas no jurisdiction to hold accused, f f a + SHOT DOWN, ‘Lovisvitiz, Feb, 23—At Lebanon, Ky.,on Sunday night, a Deputy-Marshal aud posse seck- ing to urreat partica suspected of robbing houses caine upon James Lynch and demanded his surrender, He refused, and firing upon the posse hit noone. Thy slot was returned with fatal effect, Lynch dylug alinost tnstantly, _—- YINT, SCAMP, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Inspuyaroiis, Ind., Feb. 24.—Richard Vint, the embezzling Cashier of tho Singer Manufac- turing Company, waived prelinlosry: examios- tion fodsy and was committed to jail, It ia now thought the aumouvt of bis astealings will reach $25,000. s a THREE MUREBRERS SENTENCED. Litrie Koox, Ark., Feb. 96.—-A dispatch to. the agent of the Associated Preas, from Fort Smith, says three “men, two negrocs and one Arrapahoo Indian, were sentenced this morning to be hung, near here, April 2% oist%, for murders in the lu dian Territory. One oof the negroes while sentence was being pascel atteinpted to escape. He jumped upon the Judie's stand and endeavored to reach the window In the tear. but was roon tverpowered by Deputy. Marshals, and four men were compelled to holt im until his sentence was read. MURDERER ANRUSTED. Spectat Dispatch t9 The Tribune. Leavexwortn, Kan, Feb. 2--The sheriff of Mism! County, tn this State, Saturday ar- rested 8 man named Dephew, whe committed a murder in Mllnois {0 1876, Dephew fs now in fall awalting a requisition from Gov. Cullom, DIED IN PRISON. New Ontrans, Feb, 26.—Policeman Corne- Wes McMahon, charged with the munter of William H. Meselck, Sheriff-etect of Aroyelles Parish, who was shot anil killed on Basin etreet. in January last, died.In the Parieh Prison to-day. 3 bat AMUSEMENTS. “MAUD MULLER.** The play presented at McVicker'’s Theatre {a suppused to have some connection with Whit: tler’s poem, but the relationship 1s, in fact, not clore enongh to require even the same family nome, The avd Muller of the play marries the Judy, lives unhappily with him three months, leaves his house secretly In a ft of jealoury and pique, and fs found after a Jong search staying with humble friends In a hunter'a camp, ‘The Judge ts hopelesely valgar- ized In the play, becoming, for stare purposes, a éhnice yong man, faultless indresa, irreproacha- bie in manners, and much giving to preaching, The thought of Whitticr’s Judge {na pointed collar of the latest style must cause a revulsion of fecling wherever the poein has been read and underatood. The proud aleter Is il-bred as well as proud; hor midencas to .Iaud shows almply a want of proper training in south, ung suggests Irrcaistibly that tho Judge's fumilfy after all, are rank pretenders to ition, aluce they have not learned to behave in the =omanner custainary with —dadies and gentiemen, Jt is “not necessary, perhaps, to proceed with the other char- acters of- the play. none of which are put down at all in the poem, and explain in what respect the two compositions differ. The conclusion of any one who sees the acting and reads the poein must. be that they have com- paratively nothing in common, and the use of the title to catch the pub- IIc | is ereditable neither to the good sense nor to the taste of the author. The piso has, however, nome {ntrinsic merits. The rst two acts are full of pretty sentiment, and there fs at times o poetical richness of expres- siun in the Interest centering about the princl- pal character. Later on, the action seems tedious because the climax {1&0 soon forestalled and discounted. Nothing is gained by dragging through two acta tnaterial that would scarcely suflice for one of rotid cunatruc- tion, We mist confess, too, that the various heroic ipropie thrare forward in the scene be- came in the progress of the cvening a trifle tiresome. They are herole ina manner so conventional and presi tit one can welt im- aging them tu be the fomous Miss Edge- worth's noyels stepping out of covers’; and Miss Edgeworth onthe etage fs about as excit- ingasa Sundoy-achool pientc. The only way In which the play can he made to go Is by a liberal exctsion of paditing from the lost two acts. With a sprightly movement all through there might be in the slender romance of the drama Interest sufficient to hold the at- tention of anaudience for an evening. But the title ehould be, in any event, amonded; and the acting should rest solely upon’ the merits that belong to it. Miss Genevieve Rogers personatcn winsomely the heroine, Wud Muller. She has not strength for some of the heavier scenes, but her methuds, are correvt, aod hier concestion of the part olten marked by a fine fospiration. She is not x great. actress, and probably never will be, but she may easily become useful and serviceable in a theatre of the first class. Aso “star” she ts plainly as yetoverwelghted. She wants breadth and de- Yelonment, if not resources. In the first act. where she lad mercly to be engaging, no fault could be found with her. Subsequently sho had heavler work to do, and was then obliged to confess {Inefficiency by tinitating boldly some of the more usual’ mannerisms | of cule- brated, “ emotional" actresses, The Judge was played by Mr. Harry Lee as well as ao surd a part deserved to be treated. Mrs. doch as the “hawty" and vulgar ric! ter was: faithful to the author's tentlons. ‘Tho best acting in the piece, alter that of Misa Rogers, was fone by Mra. Stoucall as Jaud"s mother, and by Mr, Johnson as Nate Sarptn, a poet and trpper. © Maud Muller 't will be repeated everpenight this week, and at the matinee of Saturday, SOLDENF. The foldenc Comle Opera Company opened a season of onc week at Haverly’s Theatre loat evening. The house wus packed,--the mascu- Mac clement belog Tarcely in the majority, aod buldheaded men being thickly fntersperred, especially = in the orchestra —_seats. The opera was Herve’s latest, Poulet tt Poulette.” Herve's style fs not a8 vivacious, Gencraily, as that of his princlpal competitors, Offenbach and Lecocq; bis comic tmetodics are Hvcly enough, but he manifests a covstant fucllnation tu drop {nto the seutimental, “ Pou- let et Poulette,” divested of ita bouffe manner “of impersouation, would be o little lyric dramu with a tinga of ludicrousness.” It con- talns several pleasing = alre,—the serious ones possessed of the creater merit,—b:t, os a whole, It is much ‘weaker than some of the other works of the sane composer. Most of the solos are rather flimey, there are few concerted effects, ami the choruses ore detictent in ring, “fhe principal musleal’ attraction of the piece ta Mr. Knight Aston, who is ous of the best. tenors we have ever hud here in this Une o1 business, Its execution of the fare- well song, “Tell her,” wax warthy of far nore ambitious surroundings, und he” displayed Nn taste and expresstou in the “Sunny Spain duct. Miss Soldene was buxom and lively as ever, and sang the “Give bln back” sulo with much feeling, and, in the love duet, contrib- uted a duu stare toward tts effectiveness. Mise Rowe Stella—a lady with wu decidedly Freocts sccent—had = nub much to do. I way of tnelody, tut wos pleae we sO far as her opnortunities pers. mitted, and exhibited considerable archocss in her acting. Johu Wallace was funny in his Scotch travesty, apd danced as iC by electricity. Mr, Dalton won a deserved eucore lor his Plano ditty. The rest of the people, vacally, were but so-so. Miss Sioter, tho “kicker, gave but o slight taste of her quality, but, in what she dtl, exhibited great capabilities in that direction. of the Oates troupe, and {6 risoned. but fe not strong in tuncfulues ‘he femalo members of it are decidedly strong, however, in exhibition of thelr personal. attrac. tions, ‘The opera has not been emasculated fn ite transfer iuto the vernacular, and {ts a dea} broader than any we accustomed to hear giveu iu our Puritanical English, Tonight, Herye's liveliest work, ‘Chilperic."” a JUVENILE THIEVES, Yestertay afternoon two Iittle girls named. Carrie Bee anil Minnie Pethyridge, aged re- spectively 8 und 11 years, were detected fy the Tho chorua ts lurger tha thut co yurgeous! act of stealing several small articles from Merwin Church's houge — furalst- Ing establiahment, 230, and Use " Wabash avenus, Au A. D, T, officer was sent for, anid the little ones wero escorted hy Ofticer Topping to the Central Statloy, where, upon wearching them, several dollara’ Worth of small household trinkets were found concealed about thelr clothing. Carrig bezeed the fudulgeuce of the public, us it is the first tine 10 bus been found astray, and, Inasmuch as both ary as handsome and tutelligent children ae art in the city, ft ought to be ac corded her, But for Minnie Pethyridge there should be no consolatury words, “She has ap- peared In the rolv ol shop-Ilfter before, and an- pears tobe thoroughly rigible, Her mother realdes at No. 596 State street, but, according to her wtatement, Sinnle duce aud fives as she - pleases, Of course, to be in vogue with the rest, of | humanity, these feahlonable little misses turned oquealers, and upon iiformation voluntarily given by them, Detectiys Osterman cecded to No. 1019 Buttertlckd street, und thero arrested a young lady of 13 years named Lizzte Landio Bnd reuvered acing #20 worth of books and = P photographs of promisent personages, all of Which ure evidently stolen. And in this connes- tlon {tls aeud coinmentary that the books are all of the Sunday-school series, and bear ever: evidenco of haying been thoroughly read ani studied by the idle cnet. Tus Landin girl ine regulsr clipper, aud bears evidence of being the head-centre of the gung. All three were locked up atthe Armory last uight. a THE GRAND JUKES, Spectat Dispatch to Tha Tribune, New Yor, Feb. 2J.—Tio Russian nobles de- parted for Norfolk this eveulng, afters most quict week bere, Bodsy Alexis and Constsn- tine visited the Gold and Stock Exchanges aod Custom-House, under the escort of Gen 5 Aspinwall, At the Custom-Honse they wero taken = into the = large vane and allowed =~ to sare #18,000,AK) in gold. There wax no demonstration on ‘Change rave deafening cheers whfch touk the Place of the usual bulldozing allotted to etrang- era, The operations of the street were fully ex- plained and the visitors seomest tu thorotighly enjuy the phases of specniation. “FIRES, AT KEOKUK, Spertal Dispatch to The Tribune. Keoxtx, Ia, Feb. 24,—The omnious barn of William 8. Ivins waa entirely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The vehicles and horsea were all taken out, but some of them were severely scorched. The total loss Is about $6,000. Insurance: 28,000 fn the Iowa State Insurance Company, of this city: €1,000 In the Insurance Company of North America, and $700 fn the American, of Philadelphia, The fire Is supposed to have been the work of an in- cendiary, AT RIPLEY, O. f Crxcisxati, Feb. 26.—A fire at Ripley, Butler Co., Ohio, early Sanday morning, destroyed B. F. Sayres' building and contente, and damaged an adjoining building, Sayres’ loss, 3,403 in- eurance, $1.500. J. C. Lindley occupied the Urst floor. Loss, 85,4905 Insuratice, $3,600, Tha Odd-Fellown’ Halt’ was in the upper storice. Loes, 81,200; Insurance, 2200, ‘The loss on the adjacent bullding was $1,200; Insurance, £800. AT CHILLICOTITE. Ciscrati, O., Feb. S.—A fre at Chillt cothe, Ohio, this morning, destroyed F. Maur- er's grocery store and Johu E. Mille’ furniture store. Total lors, $0,0W, Mills was insured for $1,500 in the Miami Valley, of Dastou: $200 in the Oblo, of Chillicothe. Manrer's Insurance wan $1,009 each In the North American aud Im- pertal. —— AT LITTLE ROCK. Littie Rock, Ark., Feb. 96,—On Saturday night the residence of Joseph Mycra was de- giroredt by fire. Toss, $7,000, Insured for AT MEXIA, TEX. Br. Louis, Mo. Feb. .—A fire at Mexia, Tex., last night, destroyed five business houses. Lose, $30,000, * CASUALTIES. ACCIDENTALLY S10T. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Oman, Neb. Feb. 46.—Ae M.D, McRiltigan, anemploye {n the Mquor and tobacco store of bis cousin, M. J. MeKilligan, was cutting plug tobacco this evening with a machine which he had placed on the flour, and over which be was Lending, bis revolver slipped from his coat pocket and, striking the foor, was discharged, sending a bullet through his left breast, killing. him almost tnstantly inthe presence of tro customers upon whom he waa waiting. The verdict of the Coroner's jury was “accidental death in accordance with the above facta.”* NEAR JANESVILLE, WIS, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Jasrsvinie, Wis, Eeb. 23.—Peter Schmidt, aprominent resident of Harmony Township, lost part of his right hand in @ corn-ehctler Saturday. Edward Martic, a youne map living near Afton, was badly burned yesterday while bumn- Inga straw-stack in a field. It is fearea he breathed some of the flames: A FALLING SCAFFOLN. Bernienest, Pa., Feb. 23.—By the fall of a scaffolding fn the blast furnace of the Bethle- hem tron Company's works, two men were killed, two fatally injured, and two dangerously Injured. + “GOLSEN. Tle Follows the Lend of easing, and Em- barrasses the Whisky Prosecutors, Spectat, Dispatch to The Tribune, New Yous, Feb. 2.—In the Boyd whisky case to-day, Willian: &. Goisen testifled in such wise that the counsel for the Government said ‘his testiinony was a surprise, as ft wus different in many essentials from that given by him before the Grand Jury, The witness had undoubtedly composed with the defendants, and concluded to modify his testimony, It was therefore ask- ed that the Court treat Golsen as hostile to the Government. Judge Blatchford said he had so conaldered it eloce Fridas, and will probably, In view of this shit, allow'a eupptementary” bill of particulars. Among other things, Golsen sak) he could not remember tho details about Many matters, as asevere Inces had affected his memory. Kehm, Golsen, and the other Chicagoans of the party spend thelr evenings at Harry Hill's. . TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Hannisnena, Pa., Feb, 96:~The Governor to- day appointed James P. Sterrit, of Allegheny County, to fill the vacancy on the ‘Supreinc Bench of Pennsylvania caused hy the death of Judge Williams, Cotrsnve, O., Feb, 2t.—In the Howse to-day a Dil} was Introduced to provide for the registrn- Hanne voeeiat Dispatch to The Trib ch to The Tribune, Garena, Hl, Feb, 2.—The caso of Hovey ct al. ye. Brooks ct ul. Involving the title to a tract of valuable mineral lands fu East Galenu, wow decided to-day fn the Circuit Court, now. being held in this city, In favor of the plaintiffs. The casu was tried before Judge Wm. Brown, and hus exctted consideranle interest atnony the miners iu this seetion, z Meru, Feb, 20.—The annual report of Join 8. Toof, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, published to-morrow, wll show that the trade of Meruphis during 1876 was as fol- lows: Value of cotton receipts, &27,25,001; value of general merchandise receipts, ¢42,- 472,194; product of home manufactures, §3,- 800,b00; total yearly bustaess, 07 Des, BOSTON, Spectal Diayatch to The Tridwne. Boston, Feb. 20.—Tho question that bas been sorely agitating the mind of Boston for some time past, as to whether the Charitable Me- chaoles' Association should erect a building on the Common for tho triennial fulr this year, was decided in the’ allirmative hy = the Board of Aldermen today by a vote of 9 to 8 Tublic opinion Is atronyly aguinst the establishment of such au precedent, and the Common Counell will, probably refuse to concur In the grant, ‘The Board accepted the report of the Committee on Retrenchment, and passer) ordiuances veductine the salarics of heads of Se parengite in city otfices to the exteut of 395,11 4 $< —— SUICIDE. : Canuiaie, Pa. Feb. 20.—J. P. Hassler, late Cashier of the Carlisle Deposit Bank, bauged bimeelf thiy afternoon in tho garret of his dwelling, which was attached to the bank, Hasater was elected Cashicr In 1805, and hell the poaltion until last October, when he was found to be a defaulter. To-day the bauk ofll- cers fustituted criminal proceedings, and bait was fixed at $15,000, which Hassler was unable to secure. He was found hanging from the same rafter on which the Cashier preceding bint, Williagt M. Bertram, hanged himself {n 1 See HEBRAIC, Spectat Dispatca to The Tribune. Broomroton, il., Feb, 24.—The Puriin ball, Riven to-night by the Jewish people of Bloom- fogton, attracted to Maeunerchor Hall a large company of tnvited . guests, atnong thom He brews from ali parts of Iilnols. ‘The tullettes were the most cleant of tho season, and a mage niicent supper was served. BUSINESS NOTICES. Wilbor's Cod-Liver Oil and Lime,—The great popularity of this safy and cificuclous prepa tation is alony attributable to itaintrinsic worth. In the cure of coughs, colds, avthioa, bronchitis, whooplug cough, scrofulous humors, and ali con- Fivesynaptoms, tthes no superior, If eq Let noone neglece the early vyinptowe uf disc when an agent fs thos at band which will alle’ allcomplainte ofthe chest, Junge, or throat. Mun- ufactured only by A. B. Wiibor, Chemist, Boston. Sold by all drugglats. . * caren Breathing Mlasma Without Lnjary—There {a no exazyeration In the statement (hat thousandy of persons tealding frum one year's end toanothe: in fever and ayue regions on thle coutinent and elsewhere, bteathe sir wore or less fin- Preguated with miasma. without _incur-_ ing the disease, elmply and only because they arc iu the babit of using Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters as @ preventive. 1t bas frequently nap- pened, and the fact bas been amoly attested by tho partion themsclver, that persons sarrannded on all aides hy nefebhors entering the tortares-pt thin shivering and burning piagne, have enjoyed atmn- Miteimmuntty from it, thanks to the protection aflorited by the Bitters, Nor ia that standard antl- 7 fourile cordiat tess efficacious in remedying than tr preventing chill and faver, hiliona remittente, and Glsorde: Indred type. Taken between thn Paroxyena, |} enliy altlgatin thelr violence, and eventnalls prevents thele recurrence. ‘Theeo Seri cnavincingly entablished by evidence, appeal h perullar furce to. travelers a malarions diatricu, ndhaoloarnces fa . a 'The atanitard quatity of urnett's Cologne and Flavoring Extracts have, without an axce| ens won for thein the bizhest nwarde for exeeltenes over all competitors in every exposition whereves they have been placed for the past twenty yearn and, to place the capstone Upon past honors, the tribunal at Puliadelphia, composed of experiences niceast tome and (rom abroad, join in the prp- Blas ogtles and pronounce then ** the Beet in the a aor, an Irritated Throat, Cough, or Cold, Brown's Bronchial Troches" sre offered with tha, i futlest conddence in thele eflcacy. They malntaio. > the good reputation they have justty acquired, Keen's Custom Shirts Made to Meneure.-- Very bert. 6 tor $1); no obligation to keep any of Kerp’s ehitts nn Kerp's shirts unless perfectly satisfactory. 1rd Mrs. Winstow's Soothing Kyrnp, for chit dronteething, softens the gums, reducer infamms Mon, allasaail pain, Sure to regulate the boweln, Hotantt's Aramutie Ritter Wine of Tron law femedy for nervins debility, Impaverished blood, and impalred dizertion, .Wepot. 3 Clark strea DEY GOODS, Etc. e DRY GOODS A SACRIFICE, | CLEARING-OUT SALE - SPRING AND SUNN DRESSGOODS ‘We have.determined to closo ‘ out the balance of our stock of : Spring and Summer Dress Goods, brought over from last. season, together with a large invoice purchased at HALF GOLD COST, Comprising in all about 500 pes Dress Goods, Adapted to Spring and Sum- mer wear, all of which will be offered at Half Their Real Value, WA. STMPSON & 60, _19 & 81 State-st. _ West Hnd Dry Goods House, Madison & Peoria-sts, CARSON, PIRIE & CO. . Envite special attention of - housekeepers to the BAR- P GAINS they ure offering in LINENS | Housekeeping Goods 3-4 All-Huen Mlea'd Table Dataasks. 474¢c. | » Ted Blea, Linon Danmarks, cx. heuvy, GOe, worth 75, ae alee Linen Dawarks, ex. heavy, 75c, usual price We, heavy end fine, $1, reduced from 7-4 Loom Dice Table Linens, 0, 40, and 50¢, 4 reduced 10 and tc per yard. 7-4 Loom Damaske, 460, eold for 60. ’ 4-4 Loom Dumaske, Ode, eold for 75, grt Tarkey Hed Damasks, best washing colors, Tie. Linen Doylies, 40c doz. and upwards, 4-8 Linen Dawask Napking, $1 oz. worth $1.25, Better Napklus in same proportion. “i rashes, Be and upwards, ia Crashe K art Muck Tor retuced onde BSc, worth $1. 4 Marae tile 50, redaced from $3. 50, Beet qualities ike proportion, . White Piques, 10, 125. 15, and 20c, vory cheap. Richer Piquee greatly reduced. . Nottinghain Laco Curtain Nete, 124;¢, formerly % 20, Nottingham Lace Curtala Nets, 25 and 60¢, ro- duced froin 50 and 7 P Rotdexhens Laco Curtaing, $1.50 pair, reduced rom $2.00, Nottingham Lace Curtaiuy, §% patr, reduced ‘ from $4—a special bargalo. - Notiiuguam Lace Curtalue, $3 palr, reduced y ram $5, moringhans Lace Lambrequias, 75¢ each aod upwards. Luce Window Shades greatly reduced. Wo Import the above lines of goods onrael buylog alrect from the British taanufacturers, astswell known bure, bave made a specialty for years of this departwent by retalling upon tac very smallest inargiis of prott. . CARSON, PIRIE & CO. WILSON & EVENDEN, OIL TANKS 430 SHIPPING OANS, 47 & 49 West Lako Btrect. OKICAGO. OF 230 P00 eatsLOUE, eured or NG without fi PALN, of the use of nite, lig: ture Jor caustle., every, Beer indies